EU Backs Fresh Russia Sanctions to Crack Down on Circumvention
- New measures in package include tool to target third countries
- Package was approved by EU ambassadors, needs formal sign-off
The Kremlin through barbed wire on a municipal facility in Moscow.
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European Union member states backed a fresh package of sanctions targeting Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings.
The 11th set of EU measures since President Vladimir Putin started his war includes a ban on many goods from transiting through Russia and a new tool to crack down on third countries who are not doing enough to stop Moscow evading the bloc’s sanctions. Sweden, which holds the EU’s rotating six-monthly presidency, announced the deal on Twitter.